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TOGAF® 9 Training Course, Certified (Level 1 and 2) Training
In this 4 day TOGAF® training course, you will gain the knowledge and skills needed to prepare for and become certified in TOGAF® Standard Version 9. Whether you’re interested in earning a TOGAF® certification, or preparing for specific portions of the TOGAF® Certification exams, our top-rated TOGAF® Training course will get you ready for the big test.
Course Details
Duration
4 days
Prerequisites
A prior knowledge of Enterprise Architecture is advantageous but not required.
Target Audience
- Individuals who require a deeper understanding of TOGAF® 9
- Professionals who are working in an organization where TOGAF® 9 has been adopted and who need to participate in architecture projects and initiatives
- Architects who will be responsible for developing architecture artifacts
- Architects who wish to introduce TOGAF® 9 into an architecture practice
- Architects who want to achieve a recognized qualification to demonstrate their detailed knowledge of TOGAF® 9
Skills Gained
- Discuss the basic concepts of enterprise architecture and TOGAF® 9.2.
- Discuss the features of TOGAF® and its methodology.
- Take best advantage of how to use TOGAF® in their work.
- Gain an understanding of the necessary body of knowledge to achieve certification by examination for TOGAF® 9 at Level 1 (TOGAF® 9 Foundation) or Level 2 (TOGAF® 9 Certified)
Course Outline
- Management Overview
- The Open Group
- The Architecture Forum
- Why Enterprise Architecture?
- Why a framework?
- The TOGAF Standard, Version 9
- The TOGAF Library
- TOGAF 9 Certification
- The TOGAF® Framework Components
- The Architecture Development Method (ADM)
- ADM Guidelines and Techniques
- Architecture Content Framework - Deliverables, artifacts, building blocks
- The Enterprise Continuum - The Architecture Repository
- The Architecture Capability Framework - Establishing an EA Capability
- The TOGAF® Library
- Introduction to the Architecture Development Method
- The TOGAF® ADM
- Its relationship to other parts of the TOGAF® standard
- The phases of the ADM
- How and why to adapt the ADM
- How to scope an architecture activity
- The need for an integration framework
- ADM Phases Level 1
- How each ADM Phase contributes to the success of Enterprise Architecture?
- ADM Guidelines and Techniques
- How to use the TOGAF® Framework with different architectural styles
- The contents of Part III: ADM Guidelines and Techniques - The difference between guidelines and techniques
- The use of Architecture Principles
- The use of Business scenarios in the ADM
- The gap analysis technique
- The use of interoperability requirements in the ADM
- The Business Transformation Readiness Assessment
- Risk Management in the ADM
- Capability based planning
- The Enterprise Continuum and Tools
- Introduction to the Enterprise Continuum
- The purpose of the Enterprise Continuum
- The constituent pieces of the Enterprise Continuum
- High-level issues with Tool Standardization
- Architecture Repository
- The purpose of the Architecture Repository
- Its constituent parts
- Its relationship to other parts of the TOGAF® standard
- Architecture Content Framework
- Explain the purpose of the Architecture Content Framework
- Describe the main components of the Content Metamodel
- Describe the relationship between the Architecture Content Framework and the TOGAF® ADM
- TOGAF® Content Metamodel
- What a metamodel is and why it is needed
- Key concepts of the Core Metamodel
- The division of the metamodel into Core and Extensions
- Key concepts of the Core Metamodel Entities
- The components of the TOGAF®Content Metamodel
- Preliminary Phase
- Objectives
- Approach
- Steps
- Inputs
- Outputs
- Architecture Governance
- Architecture Governance
- The main components that make up an Architecture Governance Framework
- The TOGAF® Architecture Governance Framework
- Architecture Governance in Practice
- Why Architecture Governance is beneficial
- Guidelines for establishing an EA Capability
- Business Scenarios
- How to apply the Business Scenarios technique
- Where it is used in the TOGAF® standard
- Stakeholder Management
- Explain how to apply the stakeholder management technique
- Understand the steps in developing a stakeholder map and how to use the map Understand the benefits for creating views and relating those to stakeholder and their concerns
- Architecture Views and Viewpoints
- To understand the concepts of Architecture Views and Architecture Viewpoints
- To understand the role of Architecture Views
- To introduce some TOGAF® resources
- Building Blocks
- Concepts of Building Blocks within TOGAF®
- Architecture Building Blocks
- Solution Building Blocks
- Their role within application of the ADM
- A comparison with Architecture Patterns
- ADM Deliverables Level 1
- The role of Architecture Deliverables
- The purpose of key deliverables
- TOGAF® Reference Models
- The TOGAF® Technical Reference Model (TRM)
- The Integrated Information Infrastructure Reference Model (III-RM)
- Architecture Implementation Support Techniques
- Managing Interoperability Requirements
- Business Transformation
- Risk Assessment
- Capability Planning
- Architecture Vision
- Objectives
- Approach
- Steps
- Inputs
- Outputs
- Business Architecture
- Objectives
- Approach
- Steps
- Inputs
- Outputs
- Business Architecture-Catalogs, Matrices and Diagrams
- The Catalogs, Matrices and Diagrams of Phase B, Business Architecture
- What they consist of
- How they can be used
- Information Systems Architecture Overview
- The objectives of Phase C, Information Systems Architectures
- The Approach
- A brief overview of the inputs and outputs
- Data Architecture
- The objectives of the Data Architecture part of Phase C
- What it consists of
- What inputs are needed for it
- What the outputs are
- Data Architecture-Catalogs, Matrices and Diagrams
- The Catalogs, Matrices and Diagrams of Phase C, Data Architecture
- What they consist of
- How they can be used
- The Integrated Information Infrastructure Reference Model
- Describe the business and technical drivers for Boundaryless Information Flow that led to the development of the Integrated Information Infrastructure Reference
- Model (III-RM)
- Describe the main components of the III-RM
- Explain how the III-RM was derived
- Explain the III-RM graphic
- Application Architecture
- Objectives
- Inputs
- Steps
- Outputs
- Application Architecture-Catalogs, Matrices and Diagrams
- The Catalogs, Matrices and Diagrams of Phase C, Application Architecture
- What they consist of
- How they are used
- TOGAF® Foundation Architecture- the TRM
- The Purpose, Structure and Use of the TRM
- The Platform Services Taxonomy
- Application Platform Service Qualities
- Technology Architecture
- The objectives of Phase D, Technology Architecture
- What it consists of
- What inputs are needed for it
- What the outputs are
- Technology Architecture –Catalogs, Matrices and Diagrams
- The Catalogs, Matrices and Diagrams of Phase D, Technology Architecture
- What they consist of
- How they are used
- Migration Planning Techniques
- Understand the techniques used in Phases E and F for Migration Planning
- Key areas include:
- Using the Implementation Factor Assessment and Deduction Matrix to document factors impacting the Architecture Implementation and Migration Plan.
- The purpose of the Consolidated Gaps, Solutions and Dependencies Matrix
- The purpose of an Architecture Definition Increments table
- Using the Enterprise Architecture State Evolution Table with the TRM
- Using the Business Value Assessment Technique
- Opportunities and Solutions
- The objectives of Phase E, Opportunities and Solutions
- What it consists of
- What inputs are needed for it
- What the outputs are
- Migration Planning
- The objectives of Phase F, Migration Planning
- What it consists of
- What inputs are needed for it
- What the outputs are
- Implementation Governance
- The objectives of Phase G, Implementation Governance
- What it consists of
- What inputs are needed for it
- What the outputs are
- Architecture Change Management
- The objectives of Phase H, Architecture Change Management
- What it consists of
- What inputs are needed for it
- What the outputs are
- ADM Architecture Requirements Management
- The process of managing Architecture Requirements during application of the ADM
- What it consists of
- What inputs are needed for it
- What the outputs are
- Architecture Partitioning
- How an overall Enterprise Architecture can be partitioned to meet the specific needs of the organization
- Key learning outcomes:
- The purpose of Architecture Partitioning
- The classification criteria for solutions and architectures when considering partitioning
- How Architecture Partitioning can be employed in the Preliminary Phase of the ADM
- Adapting the ADM -; Iterations and Levels
- How to adapt the ADM using iteration and different levels of architecture engagement
- Adapting the ADM-Security
- Obtain an understanding of the security considerations that need to be addressed during application of the ADM
- Architecture Maturity Models
- Explain the role of a Capability Maturity Model
- Explain the CMMI process improvement approach development by CMU
- Describe the structure and levels of the ACMM developed by CMU for the US DoC
- Explain the role of Maturity Assessments in the ADM
- Architecture Skills Framework
- Explain the purpose of the Architecture Skills Framework and why it is needed Describe the benefits of using the Architecture Skills Framework
- Describe the structure of the Architecture Skills Framework, including roles, skills and proficiency levels
- The TOGAF® Certification for People Program
- Describe The Open Group Certification for People program for the TOGAF Standard Understand the levels for certification
- Understand the paths for certification
- Understand the requirements for certification
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